Watch: Pilot son surprises mother onboard Dubai-Kochi flight

The video of a surprise given by an Indian pilot to his mother who travelled on a Dubai-Kochi flight is going viral. Vimal Sasidharan, a pilot working with Indigo airlines posted the video on Instagram with a caption, “How I surprised my mother inflight”.

According to local media reports, Vimal’s mother Latha was travelling to Kochi with his elder brother. They didn’t expect Vimal to be on the same flight.

The video shows Latha walking in to the flight like any other passenger. As she entered the flight, she wished the flight attendant and continued walking. Then she hears somebody calling from behind and realises it’s her son. The surprise brought tears in her eyes and she returns to hug him.

“Caught her by surprise inflight! The tears in her eyes said it all. Moments like these make life extraordinary,” wrote Vimal.

He told local media that he was assigned on another route and his family knew the schedule. But after knowing that his mother was about to fly to Kochi, he decided to give her a surprise.

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The video garnered more than one million views. Comments under the video are all praise for the mother and son.

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